Nellie Esther Goldthwaite
Nellie Esther Goldthwaite | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Nellie E. Goldthwaite N.E. Goldthwaite |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | On substituted benzhydrol derivateves and bromcy-anacetic ether (1904) |
Nellie Esther Goldthwaite (1868 - 1946) was an American food chemist known for her work on the active principle in the creation of jelly. In 1910 she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Early life and education[edit]
Goldthwaite was born in Jamestown, New York. From 1884 until 1886 she attended Wellesley College.[1] She graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in 1894.[2] She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1904.[2]
Career[edit]
Goldthwaite taught in public schools in Jamestown (1886 to 1889) and Chicago (1889 to 1891).[1] From 1897 until 1905 she was the head of the chemistry department at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. She then moved to the Rockefeller Institute where she worked as a research associate from 1906 until 1908.[3] She worked at the University of Illinois from 1908 until 1915. From 1915 until 1916 she was the head of the home economics department at the University of New Hampshire. Starting in 1919 she worked at the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station,[3] retiring in 1925.[4][5]
Goldthwaite was the undergraduate advisor of Frances Perkins, who went on to become the United States Secretary of Labor.[6] Perkins attributed interacting with Goldthwaite as an incentive to get the most out of her college education.[7]
Goldthwaite died in November of 1946.[5][4]
Work[edit]
Goldthwaite was a chemist primarily known for her work on the factors leading to successful jelly making.[8] Her Ph.D. research was titled On substituted benzhydrol derivatives and bromcyanacetic ether, and was completed in 1904.[9] In addition to publishing multiple editions of The Principles of Jelly-making, she wrote publications on her research into food science and home economics.
Selected publications[edit]
- Goldthwaite, N. E. (1909-06-01). "Contribution on the Chemistry and Physics of Jelly-Making". Journal of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 1 (6): 333–340. doi:10.1021/ie50006a004. ISSN 0095-9014.
- Goldthwaite, N.E. (1910). "Effects of the Presence of Carbohydrates upon the Artificial Digestion of Casein". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 7 (2): 69–81. doi:10.1016/s0021-9258(18)91574-7. ISSN 0021-9258.
- Goldthwaite, Nellie Esther (1915). The Cooking of Carp. University of Illinois.
- Goldthwaite, N. E. (1925). Principles of making fruit-jellies. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- Goldthwaite, Nellie Esther (1925). Potatoes from the Housekeeper's Standpoint. Colorado Experiment Station.
Honors and awards[edit]
Goldthwaite was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1910.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kelley, James Herbert (1913). The Alumni Record of the University of Illinois: Including Historical Sketch and Annals of the University, and Biographical Data Regarding Members of the Faculties and the Boards of Trustees. University of Illinois.
- ^ a b "Teachers College Record". Vol. 7, no. 5. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 1906.
- ^ a b "Nellie Esther Goldthwaite Survey". University of Michigan Alumnae Council Survey Responses, 1924. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. 1924.
- ^ a b Goldthwaite, Nellie E. (1946-12-10). "Necrology". Chemical & Engineering News Archive. 24 (23): 3213. doi:10.1021/cen-v024n023.p3213. ISSN 0009-2347.
- ^ a b School and Society 1944-12-07: Vol 64 Iss 1667. Society for Advancement of Education. 1944-12-07.
- ^ "Early Years at Mount Holyoke College – Frances Perkins at Mount Holyoke College". Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Mount Holyoke graduate advises students avoid soft courses; pick strenous ones". Transcript-Telegram. 1929-02-04. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Scientific work in jelly making". The Champaign Daily News. 1909-06-23. p. 11. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Doctorates Conferred by American Universities". Science. 22 (559): 321–327. 1905. Bibcode:1905Sci....22..321.. doi:10.1126/science.22.559.321. ISSN 0036-8075. JSTOR 1633338.
- ^ "Historic Fellows of the AAAS".